Toy pistol.



Patented Aug. 29, I899.

No. 63l,945.

E. H. WAGNER.

TOY PISTOL.

Application filed Dec. 3, 1897.)

(No Model.)

5 of said parts when the hammer hasbeen re- U ITED STarss 'EDWARI) ll. \V-A'GNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

, roY PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters IE'atent No. 631,945, dated Aug ust 29, 1899. Application filed December 3, 1897. $erial No. 6602638. (N model.)

Toall whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, EDWARD H. WAGNER,

I a subject of the King of Denmark, and a resident of the city, county, and Stateot New' York, have made-certain new and useful Improvementsin Toy Pistols, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of my invention is the construction of a toy pistol arranged to con tain a'strip or roll of detonatin'g caps which may be'fired in succession withoutrecharging the pistol; and to this end it consists in novel mechanism for advancing the roll of caps and for cooking and releasing the hammer by a single movement of the trigger. v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of a toypistol containing my improvement. Fig. 2 is a partial sectional elevation thereof, sho ing the mechanism in the positions they assume when the pistol is partially cocked. Fig. '3 is a similar view showing the hammerat full-cock. Fig 4 is;a similar view showing ,the position leased and the cap explod'ed. Fig. .5 is'a partial horizontal section on the line 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig. (3 is a cross-section on theline (3"6, Fig. 1,

and Fig. 7 is a perspective viewof the linkF.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

The stock and barrel of the pistol consist of a hollow metal shell shaped externally to simulate a revolver. stamped in two parts A and A, the part A being separable from the part A for the purpose of aifording convenient access to the actuating mechanism of the pistol, which is car ried by the part A.

\Vhile I do not intend to limit my invention to a toy pistol of any particular construction, I have herein shown the stock and, frame of the pistol formed in two equal halves to the point at which the barrel joins the frame, the parts being secured to each other by forming on the part A a short projecting flange a, which extends into the rear end of the barrel, and by forming on the opposite end of the part A small teats or projections a, which engage with holes a in the yielding ends of the spring a, which is secured within that,

This shell is'cast orpart of the part A which forms its half of the pistol-stock by the rivet a or other suitable means, as shown in Fig. (3.

The parts or sections'A and A are cut awayto permit the necessary action of the projecting hammer and trigger,an'd when the flange ais inserted in the rear end of the barrel and the stock ends of the sections'pressed together the projections a will engage with the ends of the s rin a ressin them toward-each.

are the ordinary detonatin g paper caps formed in a continuous strip and,with the actuating mechanism of the pistol, are preferably Citl*.

ried by a plate B, which is formed to fit into a concavity formed in the section A, to which it is riveted or otherwise rigidly secured. From the plate B a pin B projects, over which t-hestrip of caps in the form of a roll is slipped. Upon the plate Bis also mounted the hammer C, by which the caps are exploded. outwardly and forwardly, so as to form the lug b, and the hammer 0 is mounted on a pivot'c, whichpasses through said car and enters the opposite side of the plate. A spiral spring 0 is mounted on the pivot c, and

' one end of said springis bent rearwardly and extends over the outwardly-bented'ge of the plate B, while the opposite endot' said spring is bent upwardlyand under considerable tension presses against the rear side of the .hammer, so that when the latter is raised in the act of cocking the tension on.sai'd spring is.

Therear end of the plate B is bent increased, so-as to carry the-hammer when the latter is released forcibly against the anvil D,.which, as shown, is formed integrally with the plate l3. The trigger E is also pivotally mounted on the plate B the plate be-' ing bent outwardly and forwardly to form the lug e, the pivot 6 being carried at one end by the lug e and at the other by the plate B, andthe trigger is normally held in the position shown in Fig. 1 by the spiral spring e. To the upper end of the trigger is. pivoted the slotted link F, and the hammer is provided with a projection 0 which is arranged to enter the slot' in the link F when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1. The free end of the link F is held up against the lower portion of the hammer by the spring j, which encircles the pivot f and one end of which passes against the under side of the link and the other against the rear side of the trigger. The parts just described cooperate to form hammer-actuating mechanism. Vhen the trigger is pulled back, its upper end, to which is secured the link F, will with said link be drawn forward, and the rear side of the slot in said link engaging with the projection c on the hammer will draw the hammer awayfrom the anvil, as shown in Fig. 9. As the hammer is raised the projection 0 will be gradually swung clear of the rear side of the slot and be disengaged therefrom, thus releasing the hammer, which, under the action of the spring 0, will fall upon the anvil D with suflicient force to explode the cap, which has been carried into position'by the simultaneous action of the cap-advancing mechanism, which I will now proceed to describe.

An arm G is arranged to swing freely on the pin 13. The free end of this arm is-bent outwardly at right angles to the arm, and upon this outwardlyextending portion g, which is slightly longer than the width of the cap-strip, is formed a pin 'g The trigger E is formed with a rearwardly-extending arm E, to which the link II is pivoted. This link ll is slightly wider than the strip of caps and is formed with a slotted ear it, into which the pin "projects, and the end of said ear normally rests against the end of the link F, being held there by the coil-spring h, which is carried by the pivot 7L2 and tends to throw the link II forward.

The operation of the capadvancing mechanism just described is as follows: The coil of caps having been placed on the pin B, the end of the strip is carried backward under the end of the arm G and up between the bentportion g of said arm and the upper end of link H, and the end of the strip is inserted between the hammer and anvil. The removable section of the pistol A is then replaced in position, as described, and when the trigger is pulled thelink II moves forward with it, the pin riding up the inclined slot in the ear hand lifting that end of the arm G. \Vhen the parts have reached the position shown in Fig. 2, the end of the cap-strip will be caught and firmly held between the bent end of the arm G and the link H. This will arrest the 'lurther forward movement of the upper end of the link H, and thecontinued movement otthe'triggm will carry'the swinging endofthe arm G and theend of thelink I-I upward, and the end of the'c'ap-strip, which is firmly held between them, is carried up to the position shown in Fig. 1;, at which point the hammer is released, as previously described, and falls upon the cap,the strip having been properly adjusted, so that this movement of the parts will bring the end cap just over that part of the anvil upon which the hammer strikes. The parts are so proportioned and the caps so spaced upon the strip that the cap-strip is advanced the requisite distance to bring a fresh cap into proper position with each release of the hammer, and the entire coil of caps may thus be fired without removing the linger from the triggerand without any manipulation of the parts further than simply pressing the trigger.

It will of course be understood that I do not wish to'limit myself to the exact form, construction,and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, since numerous modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1. In a self-cocking toy pistol, the combination of a spring -controlled himmer, a spring-controlled trigger, alink pivoted to the trigger, means for forminga positive con-, nection between said link and said hammer when the parts are in their normal position, means for releasing such connection when the hammer reaches the position of full-cock, a pivoted arm, a link pivoted to the trigger,

said arm and said linkbearing oppositely-disposed gripping-surfaces arranged to engage the cap-strip and a ielding connection be tween said arm and same may be cooperatively actuated by the trigger to bring the grippingrsurlaces into ehgagement with the cap-strip and to advance the latter, scribed.

2. Ina self-cocking toy pistol, the combination of a spring-controlled hammer, a triggene releasable connection between the same,

means for releasingsuch connection when the hammer is moved to the a pivoted arm provided with a cap-stripenga ing surface, a link pivoted to and carried y the trigger and provided also with a cap-strip-engaging surface and a cot) pin and slot carried by said arm and ink and forming a yielding engagement between the two whereby they'are guided and cooperatively actuated to grip and advance the capstrip when pressure is'exerted upon the trigger, substantially as shownand described.

" EDWARD H. WAGNER.-

Vitnesaes: SAMUEL G. MsToALF,

WM. J.'HANDOVER.

said link'whereby the position of full-cock,

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